Kai.
“You’ve never hesitated on the field before,” Ryder said. His voice sounded behind me. “Not once, not ever. Until now.”
I didn’t respond as I slammed the marker on my table and turned towards him.
His hazel eyes were cold and hard as he dropped his bag on the floor with a loud thud and stepped closer to me.
“It’s her, isn’t it?”
My jaw tightened as I walked past him and sat on the bench and started to take off my cleats.
“The stray—”
“Don’t. She has a name.” I replied, sending him a cold glare of my own as Ryder frowned at me angrily.
“Don’t what?” He snapped. “Don’t say what everyone else is thinking? Don’t point out that since you made her your little pet project you’ve been slipping during practice? Getting distracted and letting your emotions into the field?”
“I sa
